English to Afrikaans Meaning :: sty

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Noun(1) an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid(2) a pen for swine

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(1) A sty is an infection of one of the follicles from which the eyelashes grow.(2) The Captain crossed over an old wooden sty , his feet landed in the lush grass on the other side, he looked down at the morning dew, other foot steps stretched out in front of him.(3) Check with your ophthalmologist to ensure that you don't have a sty which is causing the inflammation, or any type of infection.(4) If the sty stays or affects your vision, see your doctor.(5) The farm at the centre of controversial plans to build a hotel in Rossendale has been targeted by vandals who attacked a new gate and sty , allowing animals to escape.(6) the place is a real sty, beer and wine bottles all over the place(7) It all began last Monday, before my beloved sty was even a red twinkle just below my eye.(8) A sty is a small, inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland on the rim of an eyelid.(9) Patty told me that she has inherited the cure for warts, styes and other ailments, passed to her from her mother who had them passed to her from her own mother, Patty s grandmother.(10) Usually the staphylococcal bacteria are not concentrated enough to do any harm, but sometimes they pass deeper into the skin to cause boils, abscesses, styes and carbuncles.(11) But it was still cold, only just above freezing, and I have a theory that skin infections of any kind, even a mild one like a stye , are liable to worsen when exposed to bitterly cold air.(12) Fourteen cases presented with sties on their right upper eyelids, six on their right lower lids, 13 on their left upper lids, and three on their left lower lids.(13) Her mother's knowledge includes remedies such as ├ö├ç├┐tea bags for sties , compresses for ear infections and antibiotics for throat infections.├ö├ç├û(14) We had another day at home, doing quiet things with our Christmas toys and hoping the stye wouldn't get worse.(15) The stye usually causes pain, redness and swelling of the entire lid.(16) Soak a washcloth in the solution, gently wring it, and apply it to the stye for 15 minutes two or three times a day.

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1. pigsty ::

varkhok

2. pigpen ::

varkhok

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stan, std, sties, stine, sty

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